Wisma Sanyan

Wisma Sanyan

Wisma Sanyan side view
General information
Status Complete
Type Office, restaurant, shopping mall
Location Sibu, Sarawak, Malaysia
Coordinates 2°17′26″N 111°49′31″E / 2.29056°N 111.82528°E / 2.29056; 111.82528Coordinates: 2°17′26″N 111°49′31″E / 2.29056°N 111.82528°E / 2.29056; 111.82528
Construction started 2000
Completed 2001
Opening 2001
Cost (US$34 million)
Owner Sanyan Group of Companies
Height
Roof 126 m (413 ft)
Technical details
Floor count 28
Lifts/elevators Schindler
Design and construction
Architect Kohn Pedersen Fox
Developer Mori Building Co.

Wisma Sanyan is the tallest building in the state of Sarawak, Malaysia.[1] Located in Sibu town, the building has the capacity to hold 10,000 people at any single time. The building is also the 48th tallest building in Malaysia.

Opened in 2001, the building serves many purposes, amongst them shopping mall, restaurant, hotel and offices. It is the headquarters of Sanyan Group, which is one of Sarawak's largest timber companies. It houses Parkson[2] and Giant Supermarket.

Besides that, government agencies such as the Public Works Department, Sarawak State Religious Department and also local authorities such as the Sibu Municipal Council (SMC) and Sibu Rural District Council (SRDC) are also based here. However most of the Government agencies (with the exception of Public Works Department, SRDC and SMC) have relocated to the brand-new Sarawak Islamic Complex building.

Wisma Sanyan's title as Borneo's tallest building will be taken by the nearly completed Sabah State Administrative Centre in Kota Kinabalu once the latter is completed.

Events

Sibu BASE Jump

Sibu BASE Jump is an annual event held in September. The event is organized by Sibu Tourism Task Force Group with Sibu Base Jumptechnical support by BASE Jumper from Australia and Malaysia.[3] BASE jumpers launch from the top of the building and land in Sibu Town Square.

Wisma Sanyan as seen from the waterfront. 
Night view of Wisma Sanyan 
Wisma Sanyan as seen from Jalan Morshidi Sidek. 

See also

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Wisma Sanyan.

References

  1. ↑ Wisma Sanyan: Enjoy our giant Christmas tree The Borneo Post
  2. ↑ Store Locator Parkson
  3. ↑ Sibu Base Jump Sarawak Tourism. URL assessed on 26 August 2015


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